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13 October 2014

‘Protests and pay – we talk World Cup football to street vendors’ republished

Soziale Welt (Germany)

On an unusually warm summer’s day in Glasgow, Scotland, INSP travelled throughout the city talking to Big Issue UK vendors about the Fifa World Cup. Stepping back from the football itself, we discussed the impact of the tournament on the global awareness of homelessness and how the extortionate wages received by the athletes affect the relationship between players and fans.

The vendors also had their say on the protests surrounding the tournament regarding Brazil’s extravagant spending and forceful evictions of many homeless people.

David Meiklejohn reported for INSP in an article that was republished by German street paper, Soziale Welt.